Adultery The Possession

[Henry]

Only one day left for the week. No phone call yet. Suddenly on Friday morning the phone rang around ten o'clock. Soma was getting ready to go for her college. She will drop Antu in the college bus on the way. Santu's college off now because of his exams ahead. Subir will leave on Saturday afternoon.
The phone keeps ringing. Soma was wearing a wrist watch. Annoyedly she said---who called again at this time?
Subir was reading the newspaper. He said---See who's calling.
---I don't have time. It's already too late. Can't you pick up the phone?

Subir left the paper and picked up the phone. A strong masculine voice was heard from the other side---Mukherjee Saab is there?
----I am Subir Mukherjee.
----Sabji Namaste. I'm Dawa sherpa. My mother called you.
---Oh. yes. Your mother never called after that.
---Sab ji, my mother is old. Can't remember everything. He called me yesterday and asked me to call you.
---Hmmm. Anyway You meet me.
--- Where to meet Sabji?
----You'd better come to my flat this evening.
----But the address?
----Do you have paper and pen? write it down.
----Say it in your mouth, Sab ji. I can remember.

Soma sat to teach Antu in the evening. Santu is doing maths in his room. Taking father's help sometimes. Just then the bell rang. Santu said---Dad, it seems someone has come.
Soma said---that man seems to have come.

Soma went and opened the door. She saw a very tall-looking man standing in front of her. The man said with a gentle smile but yet serious manly tone----I am Dawa sherpa. Mukherjee sub live here?
----Let's come. Soma let him in.

Both Subir and Soma saw Dawa Sherpa for the first time. They remembered Shanta ji saying her son is very tall. But Gorkhas can be so tall beyond imagination. Shanta ji is a Punjabi woman, because of the combination of Gorkha father and Punjabi mother, Dawa has a strong and tough appearance like Gorkhas, as well as height like Punjabis. His skin color is yellowish. There is a very harsh expression on his face. It is as if someone built him by breaking stones and using a hammer. He wears an old worn round neck brown colored t shirt and dirty jeans. His toned biceps are visible from behind the t shirt. Nepalese topi on his head. His Age will be more than forty. But what a terrible fit. Very strong looking man.
Soma let him sit by pulling the chair. Subir said---Your mother helped us. She is very kind woman.
Dawa smiled softly. He said in a hoarse voice---Yes, mother told about you. We are Gorkhas. We believe it is our religion to serve our guests.
Soma said---Keshvi is your daughter right?
The man smiled and said---Yes madam. My only daughter. She got married some time ago. A lot of money was spent for this. You know we are poor people. I work as a guard in the forest office and it was not sarkari Nawkri. Now Sarkar has closed that office For the deterioration of law and order in the hills and opened an office in a new place. I don't understand how the family will run. Mother reached the age of eighty.

Subir said to Soma---Soma, call Mr. Mitra.

Soma said to Antu who was reading----Go, call your Mitra uncle.
Antu got up. Subir said---Do you have work experience in Kolkata?
----No no, Sab ji. I Never worked in Calcutta. But I guarded the mountain for thirty years.
Subir was shocked---thirty years! How old are you?
----Fifty two.
Subir guessed he is may be forty-five-forty-six. But the man is older than him. Still he is very fit, can be understood by looking.

Mr. Mitra arrived. Subir said---Mr Mitra, I was talking about him. He is a mountain man. I was speaking about him in instead of Raghu Da's place as a watchman.
Soma said---Mitra da sit.
Mr. Mitra sat on the sofa, said---What is your name?
It is understood that Dawa Sherpa is a rough and tough guy. same in his character. He said in strong manly voice without any flexibility---Sabji, my real name is Tej Bahadur Sherpa, Nickname Dawa.
---Have you worked in security before? Mr Mitra asked.
----I used to guard the forest bungalow.
----means have you any security training? Nowadays there are security agencies, they provide training so I asked. Mr Mitra said.

Dawa Sherpa smiled softly, said---I have taken military training. spent three years in the Gorkha battalion during there emergency needs. I didn't get permanent because I didn't have much educational qualification.

Mr. Mitra became happy and said--Mr Mukherjee we can him taken or not?

Subir lit a cigarette, said---Agarwal's opinion was not taken. See what he says.

----Agarwal left it up to us. He also want a strong security.

Dawa, seeing Subir smoking a cigarette, also
He took out a bidis from his pocket. and said to Soma---Madam, Will it be a problem if I smoke?

Soma does not like anyone smoking in her living room of her house. But she couldn't say no to outsiders when her own husband lit a cigarette in the living room. Dawa held out the bidis and said to Mr. Mitra---Sab ji. But I am not an army man. I was in army training.
Mr. Mitra smiled and said---okey. But you did take the training also. that's it.

Subir noticed that Dawa Sherpa said 'sabji sabji' as much as he did, but he was not the type to say 'Jee Huzur' like normal watchmen. Rather, the man is very arrogant. Being a ordinary lower class watchman the way he casually smoke bidis in his master's house, which is not polite at all. which Subir didn't like at all. He said---Do you have any addiction?

Santu called from the next room---Mom! Soma left from there.

Dawa left the smoke of the bidi, smiled slightly and said--- Sab, I was in the military for three years. Alcohol was not accepted there. But I'm a mountain man, we have to drink alcohol from surviving the cold. But I don't addicted without only Bidi and Gutkha.

Seeing the tall, tough-looking man, Mr. Mitra likes Dawa as the right man for the security of the flat, but Subir is not too impressed. The man is terribly arrogant, very stubborn. But he can't say 'no'. Because he himself fixed him as a watchman. Besides, he told Shanta ji that he will find a job for his son. Now if Subir doesn't do it after Mr. Mitra's choice, the message will be bad.

After Mr. Mitra and Dawa left, Soma said---The man is not good. What a polite gentle man our watchman Raghu Da. But this guy looks like a thug. Do you see the face? Like hindi films villian!
Subir and their two sons laughed hearing Soma's words. Subir jokingly said to his son Santu and Antu---Your mom is scared. Tell me what can be done now?
Aantu said---Dad, there is a janitor in our college who also has such a cap on his head.
Santu also jokingly told his brother----Then the janitor of your college is the brother of this man.
Antu got angry when everyone laughed. Subir said to reduce the anger of his younger son---Ask your mom, does this man have another brother in her college?

Santu said---In mom's college, there is also. I saw mom's college, he is quite tall. If brother's college guard is this man's brother for wearing a Nepali cap, then mother's college guard for being tall is also this man's brother. So these three are brothers.

Subir added with him---then their names should be; Dawa ji, Hawa ji and Khawa ji.

Soma said amid their jokes---are you having a lot of fun? Then she scolded her elder son and said, "Why don't you study?"
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Mr. Subir Mukherjee
Age:46